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Dress fabric

Title	Dress fabric
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles Clothing
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 18.5cm, Width: 10cm (maximum)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.21:146-1955
Record ID	T.21:146-1955
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Dress fabric of tapestry woven wool twill, Iran, 1800-1899
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tapestry woven wool
Fiziksel açıklama	Dress fabric of tapestry woven wool twill. Dark blue ground with a single right-facing boteh. It has been cut around the edges of the motif. The boteh has no outline; it is formed by leaves at the base and has predominantly red blossoms with green flowers and yellow outlines and details. Warp: dark blue wool, S-twist. Weft: yellow, blue, white, green, pink, light blue wool, all S-twist; dark blue and blue wool, indeterminable twist. Irregular shape following the shape of the boteh motif.

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Dress fabric

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Clothing

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 18.5cm, Width: 10cm (maximum)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.21:146-1955

Record ID T.21:146-1955

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Dress fabric of tapestry woven wool twill, Iran, 1800-1899

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tapestry woven wool

Fiziksel açıklama Dress fabric of tapestry woven wool twill. Dark blue ground with a single right-facing boteh. It has been cut around the edges of the motif. The boteh has no outline; it is formed by leaves at the base and has predominantly red blossoms with green flowers and yellow outlines and details. Warp: dark blue wool, S-twist. Weft: yellow, blue, white, green, pink, light blue wool, all S-twist; dark blue and blue wool, indeterminable twist. Irregular shape following the shape of the boteh motif.